Chargers RB Melvin Gordon 'feeling stronger' heading into 2018

Chargers running back Melvin Gordon seemed to be a waste of a selection after his rookie year that included six fumbles, but he has been more productive over the last two seasons. Entering his fourth year, he is primed for success, and the team’s bell-cow RB knows what’s in store for himself and the Bolts going into the season.

“I’m feeling good. Feeling a lot stronger around this time than I did last year. So that’s the positive thing about that. Looking forward to it being a big year, not only for me but the team with the way we finished,” Gordon said, per the Chargers official website.

Gordon fell just three yards shy of 1,000 in 2016 due to an injury suffered against the Panthers Week 14. But for the first time in his three-year career, he played a full 16-game schedule in 2017 and surpassed the 1,000-yard mark at 1,105 rushing yards while adding 12 total touchdowns.

Gordon’s 1,581 total yards from scrimmage was good for fifth-best in the NFL. The former Wisconsin product finished with a career-low one fumble after fumbling eight times in his first two seasons.

L.A. should have a stout backfield alongside Gordon in 2018 with the red-hot Austin Ekeler returning for his second year and the addition of former Northwestern RB Justin Jackson.